According to the news the whole world seems to be in a recession. However here in our house in rural Japan it doesn't seem to affect us much. One of the reasons for this is that the amount of money we spend on food is generally very low. We grow our own vegetables, we grow our own rice, we lay our own eggs (well our chickens do!) and we also have people who give us all their "extra" things that they don't need. We then give eggs, cookies and smiles in return. It is a great system... most of the time! The only problem with it is that we often get given huge bags of things that I have no idea what to do with. The latest was yesterday when a kindy Mum came (and stayed till 1am... a long story....) and gave us a huge bag of tiny shrimps that were trying to crawl out of the bag (literally) and some other funny shrimpy things that have so little meat on them that you end up with a huge pile of shells and smelly fingers, but an empty stomach! I know I should be grateful, but.... sometimes I wish they would just give us a big piece of fish - already filleted and ready for the pan! Half the shrimps have been given away and the other half are in the fridge.... help!
According to the news the whole world seems to be in a recession. However here in our house in rural Japan it doesn't seem to affect us much. One of the reasons for this is that the amount of money we spend on food is generally very low. We grow our own vegetables, we grow our own rice, we lay our own eggs (well our chickens do!) and we also have people who give us all their "extra" things that they don't need. We then give eggs, cookies and smiles in return. It is a great system... most of the time! The only problem with it is that we often get given huge bags of things that I have no idea what to do with. The latest was yesterday when a kindy Mum came (and stayed till 1am... a long story....) and gave us a huge bag of tiny shrimps that were trying to crawl out of the bag (literally) and some other funny shrimpy things that have so little meat on them that you end up with a huge pile of shells and smelly fingers, but an empty stomach! I know I should be grateful, but.... sometimes I wish they would just give us a big piece of fish - already filleted and ready for the pan! Half the shrimps have been given away and the other half are in the fridge.... help!
Ha ha ha! I was going to post on this same topic. I was going to call it gifts that bite. My worst are chestnuts. Peeled, boiled chestnuts? I'll take them by the boxload! Unpeeled, uncooked chestnuts? RUNNNNN!!!!
ReplyDeleteNow when I get a tricky one (unidentified green object usually) I say thank you and ask for recipe tips. :)
I'll swap you a bag full of (unpeeled, uncooked) ginko nuts for some of your seafood. :)
lol, one man's trash is another man's treasure! Don't envy you this one...
ReplyDeletehahahaha, my husband just saw your phots and went into raptures of 'iiiinaaaaaa'!
ReplyDeleteGlad that is not in my freezer!! But after reading all the other blogs I am waiting with great expectation as to what you are going to do with this!!
ReplyDeleteAlso showed hub pic and he said yummy but best with piles of nama beer or shochu so maybe not good family nutrition.
ReplyDeleteLet me know when you have composted the shells (??) and the house doesn't smell of shakko and marina and I will come and play - and stay till 1pm... :)
It seems like everyone with a Japanese husband has the same response! I told my husband that if he wanted to eat them then he would have to cook them.... they are currently in the freezer! Sorry Jo, no great recipes for them yet!
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